By Two movie soundtracks really stick in the mind as being outside the ordinary. Sure, we had Tangerine Dream doing Risky Business, and Toto giving it their all for Lynch’s Dune, but you will find it hard to beat Flash Gordon and Highlander. The mighty rock opera stylings of Queen manage
How Terry Pratchett’s First Novel Went From Tolkien Homage To Parody
You can’t buy Terry Pratchett’s first novel – or rather, you can, but it will cost you. A first edition of the original 1971 version of The Carpet People will set you back somewhere between £400 and £1000; Forum Auctions have one on sale with a guide price of £400
CALL OF DUTY Under Fire
Online gaming has a lot to answer for. Not only has it given us the cancer of DLC, loot crates, and in-game purchases, but it has also allowed lazy developers to systematically neglect the campaigns. Why bother to create compelling characters, decent storylines, and challenging missions when you can just
The Best TV Episode Numbers of All Time
Episodic storytelling is what makes TV special and if you pay attention long enough, you begin to notice some patterns. Most TV pilots play like mini-movies that often end up quite tonally different from the rest of the series to come. Season finales naturally tend to be a show’s best
Big Releases To Struggle At Box Office
The box office was not in a good place, outside of Top Gun: Maverick last year and Barbenheimer this year, and it seems the struggles will persist as big release after big release underwhelms. The latest couple of victims are already lined up, ready to make Hollywood wonder why it
